Yeovil man accused of assaulting partner claims he has no memory of alleged incident

A Yeovil man accused of two assaults on his partner claimed he had absolutely no recollection of either alleged incident after taking a cocktail of drugs.

Robert James Warner, 47, of Dodham Crescent, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.

He pleaded not guilty to assaulting the complainant by beating her on April 1 and August 4 this year and the court was also told that the complainant had since made a retraction statement to the police.

Christine Hart, prosecuting, said that on the first occasion the defendant was alleged to have pushed her causing her to fall to the floor and hit her head and back.

The second incident allegedly occurred when the complainant had slapped Warner and he was then said to have pinned her to the bed by her neck.